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Study aim
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Evaluate the postoperative analgesic effects of ultrasound-guided external oblique intercostal block versus rectus sheath block block in patients scheduled for suprumbilical incision
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Design
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Double blind (participant .assessor) controlled interventional study parallel assigned ,90 patient aged
more than 18 years old ,both sex , scheduled for supra-umbilical surgical incision in Mansoura university
hospital ,ethical approval will be grunted
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Settings and conduct
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In Mansoura university hospital , both techniques will be performed after induction of anesthesia by a single operator, bilaterally with real-time ultrasonographic guidance (HFL38x/13-
6 MHz Linear Array Transducer; Sonosite M-Turbo™, Bothell, WA, USA) using a 22G (0.70 mm × 50 mm)
Stimuplex® A insulated needle (B. Braun, Melsungen, Germany)
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I -II,
Scheduled to undergo elective supra-umbilical surgeries under GA . Exclusion Criteria:
Allergy to local anesthetics, Infection at the site of injection, Coagulopathy, Chronic pain syndromes,
Prolonged opioid medication, Chronic liver disease, chronic renal disease, and cognitive impairment.
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Intervention groups
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A high-frequency linear ultrasound probe will be placed in a longitudinal parasagittal orientation at the
sixth intercostal space in the anterior midaxillary line. A 21G 10 cm needle will be inserted using an in
plane approach. The tip of the needle will be placed into the fascial plane on the deep aspect of the
external oblique muscle. A volume of 20 mL of LA mixture (10 mL of bupivacaine 0.5%, 5 mL of lidocaine
1% and 5 mL of normal saline to make a mixture totaling 20 ml.) will be injected.
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Main outcome variables
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pain score at 1, 3,6 , 9, 12,18,21 and 24 hours postoperatively evaluated by visual analogue score.